Aeroplane Field, High Town Barracks, Wrexham

**welchboy** · 09-09-2017, 00:46

Just come across this little fact regarding High Town Barracks. During the Railway Strike of 1919, mail was distributed by air from Shotwick ( RAF Sealand ) throughout North Wales, Wirral, Mersyside.
One of the airfields being, " Aeroplane Field " situated under the walls of High Town, Barracks.

**Taff Wrexham** · 13-09-2017, 12:43

How interesting.

**welchboy** · 13-09-2017, 21:38

Further information : Aeroplane Field as it was called was actually inside the barracks boundary, not outside as I first thought.

**welchboy** · 19-09-2017, 23:40

Now believe that aeroplane field disappeared when the Hermitage camp was built on it during WW2. Found reference to the field in references to Hermitage Camp which was described by a number of former occupants as being across the road from the RWF. Depot. I think the road referred to was Bryn y Cabanau Road.